Blade and/or rubber choice

Luca Morpurgo Asked 11 years ago

Dear Alois and Jeff

I am beginner-intermediate player, and I am 13 I play in my basement with my dad, and I have no one else to play with that is serious about table tennis in my town. I don't have a coach, and I have watched your videos for help. I can only do a number of things, like a long pendulum sidespin serve, a forehand loop, a forehand flick, backhand chop, slice, and that's about it. I try to classify myself as a more loopy topspin player, (basically lots of topspin that fires but not with a lot of speed) and I do not have a good backhand, because I have no one to coach me on it. I have an ok racket, about 40$, but I want to step it up a notch that way I can have more spin and power so I can actually maybe perform a decent serve. There are so many rubbers and blades, but I do not know what a good combination of the two is, and I am on a tight budget. Do you have any suggestions for good blade and rubber combinations? 

Thanks, Luca